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Marine life dramatically declined in Gulf of Mexico in years after BP oil spill, study finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a deep, dark part of the Gulf of Mexico, the number of marine animals plummeted by about 60% in the years following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion, a new study found. In a crucial part of the Gulf between the light surface and the darkest depths, where the BP-operated well failed and dumped 134 million gallons of oil, the number of fish found dropped by 63. 5% from the year after the spill to 2015. Crustaceans, including shrimp and krill, a key food for whales, and...

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